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Our recent trip to Florida with Casey Family Programs afforded a rare and much coveted visit to the Kennedy Space Center. Jeff was in absolute heaven…

The crown jewel in the space center’s exhibit is the Shuttle Atlantis – one of the first 5 Space Shuttles – which took to the skies in 1985 and subsequently completed 33 missions, orbiting the earth a total of 4,848 times.

This past weekend we worked with our colleagues at Pacific Public Affairs to produce a short doc shot at the Seattle/King County Free Health Clinic.

The four day volunteer-driven clinic provides a full range of free dental, vision and medical care to under-served and vulnerable populations. Last year the clinic served over 3,400 people and provided over $2.3 million in services.

This film will be an accompanying part of a series of documentaries targeted at legislators to increase reimbursement rates for that segment of the state insured by Apple Health/Medicaid. With the expansion of the Affordable Care Act in 2014 a greater number of the population acquired dental coverage, but dentists have been unable to financially accommodate this new population into their practices.

We heard and witnessed some truly touching, heartfelt stories this weekend. We look forward to sharing them with you…

In June we traveled to Washington D.C. with Casey Family Programs to cover “Shadow Day”.

Shadow Day is the brainchild of California Congresswoman Karen Bass – a 3 day event during which members of Congress host current and former foster youth from across the U.S. in Washington in an effort to help them understand the inner workings of the House of Representatives, learn about the legislative initiatives related to foster care, and share their stories with policy makers.

In the month that followed we had the privilege of catching up with two remarkable young women who shared their personal struggle in overcoming the challenges of growing up in the foster care system.

We recently collaborated with our friends and colleagues at Waggener Edstrom Worldwide to produce another video for the Amgen Foundation about their innovative science education program: Amgen Biotech Experience. This program, for secondary schools, features a hands on molecular biology curriculum that grows students’ love of science.

Last month, Jeff landed in the hospital with a collapsed lung. During his stay he got to know his doctors and nursing staff very well. There was one young man in particular who stood out for his kindness and generosity of spirit.

Zach is a young nursing assistant. He is also one of the Lost Boys of Sudan – one of 700 million orphaned and displaced during the Second Sudanese Civil War. Zach was only 9 years old when he was forced to flee his village and walk hundreds of miles through unforgiving wilderness to cross the Ethiopian border and make his way to a refugee camp.

Never one to sit still – even when recovering from a collapsed lung – Jeff asked Zach if he could take his portrait. And so, one morning at 6 am…

*Huge thanks to Josh Newman, colleague and DP extraordinaire, for making an early morning journey to the North (yes – almost to Canada) and agreeing to shoot the photo session on our Sony A7S.

We were happy to work with Casey Family Programs to create five short films highlighting the incredible lives of this year’s recipients of the Casey Excellence for Children Award. Our journey took us from Portland, to Nampa, Columbus, Phoenix, New York and back.